Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-28
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The House Passes Gbe River
and Harbor Bill and
Adjourns
The senate Accompanies
More Work
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mesos. AdOpssd.
WHEN, 81 California, from re Com
mites "a Postsfhnes. Eeports6 back Sc
bfli b vroFide for he eslabiishmsat Of
4 oeHsaf teleefaphie system.
CaIfoln oaeFsd he following Eesoin-
tinn, uhloh vas 1dop1ed:
Wnxsnae. nlnas March 81, 1886, the
aesfefarY 81 the Treasury, 10 Bis
NaonfhlF statements, has ireassd The
fTa9llonnI silver coin In the treasury e
ne poFtion Of the caek balance avaSl-
abba, ihefefose
Rssolssd, that the Finanos Committee
Of tha Henat6 BE- authorized and o..
reetfd 70 sxnmIno into ttla subject and
rsporf whethaF nddisional Iegislation II
Feunla.ie 70 make the frsetko1ai silver
con nos heid IL the trsasary . parf ~
NE avallable cash bainnNf, aiss whsthsf
4 vill Be inAleiess 70 Ffbvsss fer hag
ina nuah frsstsonal Silver D IN Feeoined
into standard SILVER doIlafa
Edmnmds presented letter received
b. him ~ obaifman Of me OomMittee
80 ForoiQn Relations, from the sacFs-
tnFy ~ State giving ahe resisee &nd
iotoai lis Of asizuroa and warnings, ete.s
af hshinQ vessels in Canadian waters,
ana be asked that Il Be- pKinted and
hound With the somwittee's report. 30
orIofed.
The senate tken resumed the oonsld-
eFaiion Of the Agricultural ExpeFimsni
station bill.
Edmunds offered an amendment that
nothing Ia TIE Get shall be construed -
binding % tho United States 10 con
tlnue TITS appEspEimtl0D, bat that Cen
eFsas may et any time suspend o. repeal
"a o. any Of iho provisions Of The SOS.
fhs blIl ives thea passed sltbodt a.
vision.
me River and Harbor appropriation
ban vas resolved from tbs HOUSE and
referred 70 the Commitleo on CommeFeo.
Hoar moved 10 reconsider the vote By
Which The Depeadent soldiers' Pension
bill Waa passed, and q message vas aent
10 the House requesting she FetaFn Of
each bill.
The object Of she motlon "a under
stood 70 b an Indication 81 tie defeat.
Adjourned.
The HSsses
The Speaker sunoaneod the 1nan-
lshea business to be consideration Of the
River aud MaFbor bill. tbs bill waa
passed By TIE following vote: Yeas.
ia; maya g. II vas passed IN the ex-
aei fnrn IN which u YES sepertsd from
TIE Cummittea on Rivers and HaFbers.
A bill fox the incorporation Of the
Washington Cabis Railway Company
vas taken rp. and after considerable
alibusteKipe, u yes decided 10 take
b farther considered.
Dependent soldiers Bili.
wAmnH0Ton. Jan. 27--s:l5 .. m.--The
Senate has passed the Dependent Sol.
diefs' bill without amendment and
without divisian.
The HE'LL Teiephone Case.
The Uniled States Supreme Court
room Wa crowded this morning, when
ooaEt Feasssmbied 70 continue be airing
Tho argument In the telephone caseA
Hill, Tor the Overland and Peoples
Company, continued his aFgnmeua.
which he began sestsrday. When be
reached that part Of bis address where
ho charges Professor Bell with chang.
ina the specifications Of his application
whils u was slill pending. be wa inter
rupaed b. Justice Miller. uho said. 1T
hna bsea repeatedly held that the patent
cannot b attached for fraud 10 this
oouFt unless there has been separate aud
valid proceeding npon that Rroand Ia
the courts below, proceeding 10 which
Tho issue Of fraud has been distinctly
made" This statement from the
bench caused . sensation 10 the court.
There was q moment Of silence. jus
tiee Harlan then said that, speaking for
himself, be lhoueht the counsel should
b allowed 20 proceed with bis arRu
ment Ia the manner 10 which be had
plannea Il. Justice Bradley agreed
With this view 81 the case. Dickinson,
counsel for tbs Bell Company. begged
The court 10 stop him.
Appropriation Matters.
WAsulNaroN, Jan. 2T.--in the sundry
appropriation bill, reported today, The
estimates amounted 30 $3.50. $50.
TIE House bill appropriated ti9. rs, All.
The Senate oommittee has increased
tho amount 10 81. Sos, $50; thas the hill
a. reported 4 q, slT. 0e6 below the esti.
matea and ISL .StS In excess Of ths act
Of 1885. TIE changes In the House bill
made ny the Senate are IN part ~ fol-
love- United States and Mexican
boundary surveys, 100000; examina-
ton Of The boundary line hatween
ALASKA and British Columbia. CSC. 0oo;
oonsinalug The constFu ation Of The
library bGllding, $50 loo, Yellowstone
National Park, $4,000; education IN
ALASKA. $1,000.
The Klesasral csant Biil.
The Electoral oouna bill, which vas
feieFrso 10 the Attorney General for en-.
animation and report, has been return
81 10 The President feT bis action.
ssin CsnslasFaRG she later state Gem
merce maj.
WAsuYRagcS, Jan. a5.-The Atterney
General still has the Inter State Oou-
nerce etll under consideration. Il vas
referred % him yesterday by the Presi.
dena utth TIE request In The usual
psinte4 form 70 report II there are any
objections 10 its approval.
secsaa 81 the series.
wkEa1Norox. Jan. ss.-rhs Presi.
eenes Feeepsioa % Coneres and shs
place ~ The white Hsuss toaiehl
ree President VIII Slve a Reeepsasa.
WAsEUorOs. Jan. s7.--rhs President
VIII save reception this evening 10
honor Of Couefesa and TIE Judiciary.
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